Hanger



Oct. 26, 1948. Y H. D. GORNE I 2,452,1120

` HANGER Filed May 25, 1946 I 73 y I IEEL-i' D.. E'rmla v By W /l 2: 1WW eys Patented Oct. 26, 1948 UNITED STATES fATENTggOFFICE y 2,452,120;Y. HANGER Y Herbert D. Garne,vr Bellingham, Wash.` Application May25,1946, 'Serial No. 672,291.`

e 1o1aim. (C1. 24a-317) This invention relates to newfand usefulimprovements and structural refnementsinfh'an'gers, more specifically,to hangers such as may be effectively and conveniently employed for thesupporting or attachment of fluorescent tubing from ceilings.

Hangers heretofore employed for this purpose usually consist of an armadapted at one end thereof for attachment to the ceiling, while itsremaining end is formed with a forked extremity7 so to speak, betweenthe arms of which, more accurately, under the arms of which, thefluorescent tubing is positioned. Said tubing is usually retained inposition by being secured to the fork by a length of wire, and it isapparent that the installation of such tubing is a dicult task, inasmuchas one person is required to support the tubing in position, whileanother person is usually necessary to apply the wire for securing thetub-v ing in place.

It is therefore the principal object of the present invention toeliminate the disadvantage above set forth by providing a hanger inwhich the tubing may be installed by one person, such installation beingaccomplished with the minimum of effort and the maximum of convenience.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hanger which isflexible in structure, so to speak, in order that it may readily adjustitself to the tubing, where continuous tubing of considerable length isbeing installed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger which may bereadily secured to the ceiling.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a hanger which issimple in construction and which can not easily become damaged.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hanger whichwill readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects asmay become apparent as this specication proceeds, the invention consistsessentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention illustrating the tubingin situ therein, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the invention per se, showing the samepartly broken away to reveal its construction.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionembodies in its construction a flange designated generally by thereference character 5, .the same being conlg'urated substantially asshown in thedrawing and provided with a plurality of apertures, wherebyit may be conveniently secured by means of suitable bolts 6 to theceiling 'I.

The flange 5 is centrally depressed as at 8 to provide a socket 9, thebottom of the depression 8 forming an aperture IIJ in communication withthe socket.

An arm II is provided at one end thereof with an integral ball I2, thisball being receivable in the socket 9, with the arm II protrudingoutwardly through the aperture I0. It will be apparent that in thismanner, a swivel connection, so to speak, is obtained between the arm IIand the flange 5.

The remaining end of the arm II is arcuated to constitute what may bereferred to as a hook I3, this in turn terminating in an outturneddetent I4.

A set-screw l5 is provided in the body of the depression 8 of theaforementioned flange 5, the

shank of said screw being engageable with the ball l2. The purpose ofthis screw' will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

When the invention is placed in use, the fiange 5 is secured to theceiling 'I by the bolts I3 as aforesaid, and the fluorescent tubing I6is receivable in the hook I3 as is best illustrated in the accompanyingFigure 1. It should be understood that a plurality of hangers are, ofcourse, employed for supporting tubing of given lengths, said hangersbeing arranged in a substantially longitudinally aligned relationshipand spaced at required intervals, in accordance with the nature of theinstallation being made.

It will be apparent that by virtue of the swivel connection between thearms I I and the anges 5, the hooks will readily adjust themselves, soto speak, to the tubing, and the tubing may be placed in the hooks andbe supported thereby without manual effort being required to retain thesame in position while the securing thereof is effected.

This securing is accomplished by simply passing a loop formed by alength of wire I l, over the opening of the hook I3, and by engagingsaid loop of wire with the detent I4. It will be apparent that in thismanner, the tubing I6 will be effectively retained in the hooks I3.

When the tubing has thus been secured, the arms I I may be permanentlyfastened by simply tightening the set screws I5, thus preventing fur` 3ther swivelingv movement of the balls sockets ili It is believed thatthe advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood fromthe foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof atthis point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes nthe details of construction, combination and arrangement of the partsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A hanger for fluorescent tubing", comprising an annular base plateremovably secured to a sup porting structure, an outwardly projectingcentral hub portion integrally formed with said base plate, an openingprovided in said plate, a ball seatprovicled inisaid -hub portioncommunicating with lsaid opening, a shank: receiving apertureprovided-in `said 'hub portion communicating with said -ball seat, ashank, a rspherical element car- Z in the ried by one terminal of saidshank rotatably engaging said ball seat, a hook member at the oppositeterminal of said shank, an outwardly turned, arcuate lip at the outerextremity of said hook member, a exble element carried by said shankengaging said lip for closing the opening of said hook, and anadjustable set screw carried by said hub portion selectively engagingsaid spherical element.

HERBERT D. GORNE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Miller T Oct. 5, 1943

